Bye Bye Birdie

Broadway Bound presents Bye Bye Birdie which will run August 31 – September 8, 2012 at the College of Southern Nevada Horn Theater for eight rock-and-roll performances. Shows will be at 7pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings along with 1pm matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.broadwayboundlv.com or by calling 838-5131. This show is appropriate for all ages.

Inspired by Elvis Presley and his draft notice in 1957, the Tony Award winning Bye Bye Birdie centers on the effects of a popular rock-and-roll star leaving for the army. The suave superstar in question is hip-thrusting heartthrob Conrad Birdie. Before heading overseas, Conrad’s agent devises a publicity stunt to have him appear on The Ed Sullivan Show to sing a song and give One Last Kiss to a lucky girl from his fan club. When fifteen-year-old Kim MacAfee is chosen as that lucky girl, the teenage hysteria begins. Everyone in her small town is thrilled except her boyfriend Hugo and of course, her parents. As the show and impending kiss draw closer, tension and teenage romance play out against the backdrop of the emerging rock-and-roll culture in this popular musical comedy.